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| − | '''Ford Perfect''' is a [[monster]] in [[SlashTHEM]]. | + | {{monster |
| + | |name=Ford Perfect | ||
| + | |symbol={{white|@}} | ||
| + | |tile= | ||
| + | |difficulty= | ||
| + | |level=8 | ||
| + | |experience= | ||
| + | |speed=18 | ||
| + | |AC=10 | ||
| + | |MR=0 | ||
| + | |align=0 | ||
| + | |frequency=Unique | ||
| + | |genocidable=No | ||
| + | |attacks=Claw 2d4 physical | ||
| + | |weight=1450 | ||
| + | |nutr=400 | ||
| + | |size=medium | ||
| + | |resistances=none | ||
| + | |resistances conveyed=none | ||
| + | |attributes={{attributes|Ford Perfect|human=1|humanoid=1|male=1|nopoly=1|omnivore=1}} | ||
| + | |reference= | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | '''Ford Perfect''', {{white|@}}, is a [[monster]] that appears in [[SlashTHEM]]. He is a [[unique]] [[Human (monster attribute)|human]] monster. | ||
| − | + | Ford Perfect has a single claw attack. | |
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| − | + | ==Origin== | |
| + | {{wikipedia|Ford Prefect (character)}} | ||
| + | '''Ford Prefect''' is one of the main characters from the [[Douglas Adams]] franchise, [[wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]. He is a Betelgeusian who spent some time on Earth doing research for the titular guide, but what was intended to be a week of time became 15 years when he was stranded there, which is how he encounters [[Arthur Dent]] and eventually rescues him from the destruction of earth by the [[Vogon]]s. | ||
| − | == References == | + | "Ford Prefect" is an assumed name based directly on [[wikipedia:Ford Prefect|the popular line of British cars]] manufactured from 1938 to 1961 - the story states that Ford had taken great care to blend into Earth's society, but had "skimped a bit on his preparatory research" and thought that the name "Ford Prefect" would be "nicely inconspicuous"; Adams later clarified in an interview that Ford "had simply mistaken the dominant life form" of Earth to be the British car. A footnote in the novel explains that Ford's birth name is "only pronounceable in an obscure Betelgeusian dialect", which was almost wiped out by a mysterious catastrophe on the planet Betelgeuse Seven, which Ford's father was the only survivor of - Ford thus never learned to pronounce his birth name, which caused his father to literally die of shame (which is still considered a terminal disease in some parts of the Universe). |
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| + | Ford's last name is spelled as "Perfect" in SlashTHEM: the source code emphasizes this is not a typo, and the change is likely to avoid possible copyright issues.<ref>[https://github.com/Soviet5lo/SlashTHEM/blob/develop/src/monst.c#L4880 SlashTHEM src/monst.c, line 4880]</ref> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||
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{{stub}} | {{stub}} | ||
| + | {{variant-343}} | ||
| + | [[Category:SlashTHEM monsters]] | ||
Revision as of 23:46, 16 June 2024
| @ Ford Perfect (No tile) | |
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| Difficulty | |
| Attacks |
Claw 2d4 physical |
| Base level | 8 |
| Base experience | |
| Speed | 18 |
| Base AC | 10 |
| Base MR | 0 |
| Alignment | 0 (neutral) |
| Frequency (by normal means) | Unique |
| Genocidable | No |
| Weight | 1450 |
| Nutritional value | 400 |
| Size | medium |
| Resistances | none |
| Resistances conveyed |
none |
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Ford Perfect:
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Ford Perfect, @, is a monster that appears in SlashTHEM. He is a unique human monster.
Ford Perfect has a single claw attack.
Origin
Ford Prefect is one of the main characters from the Douglas Adams franchise, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. He is a Betelgeusian who spent some time on Earth doing research for the titular guide, but what was intended to be a week of time became 15 years when he was stranded there, which is how he encounters Arthur Dent and eventually rescues him from the destruction of earth by the Vogons.
"Ford Prefect" is an assumed name based directly on the popular line of British cars manufactured from 1938 to 1961 - the story states that Ford had taken great care to blend into Earth's society, but had "skimped a bit on his preparatory research" and thought that the name "Ford Prefect" would be "nicely inconspicuous"; Adams later clarified in an interview that Ford "had simply mistaken the dominant life form" of Earth to be the British car. A footnote in the novel explains that Ford's birth name is "only pronounceable in an obscure Betelgeusian dialect", which was almost wiped out by a mysterious catastrophe on the planet Betelgeuse Seven, which Ford's father was the only survivor of - Ford thus never learned to pronounce his birth name, which caused his father to literally die of shame (which is still considered a terminal disease in some parts of the Universe).
Ford's last name is spelled as "Perfect" in SlashTHEM: the source code emphasizes this is not a typo, and the change is likely to avoid possible copyright issues.[1]
References
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